The Idiot has become an avid follower of Liberty and Guardian, two bald eagles in Redding, California, who are preparing to start a new family. He checks on them during his daily hikes, avidly keeps up with them on a new, higher-tech webcam and is a member of the “Friends of the Redding Eagles” on Facebook.
Here’s some of the action as 20something-year-old Liberty, who has raised 22 eaglets with three mates since she arrived in Redding in 2006, and Guardian, her slightly younger six-year-old lover/mate/cougarette, enjoy their last weeks of “freedom” before egg laying, hatching and feeding will keep them nesting until June.
Bald eagles Liberty and Guardian in their nest above the Sacramento River in Redding, California.
The nest built by bald eagles Liberty and Guardian in Redding, CA, seen from the Idiot-frequented Sacramento River Trail.
Liberty and Guardian — two bald eagles in Redding, CA — prepare their nest for egg laying expected in February.
Bald eagle mania is evident everywhere in Redding, CA. This sculpture is in the Turtle Bay Exploration Park not far from the nest.
Liberty and Guardian— two bald eagles about to raise a new family in Redding, CA — pose in their nest above the Sacramento River for their annual official photograph in January 2021.
Bald eagle mania is evident everywhere in Redding, CA. This high-tech trash can is in the Turtle Bay Exploration Park not far from the nest.
The bald eagles always seem to be on the outlook for prey or predators when they’re in their nest above the Sacramento River in Redding, CA.
Bald eagle mania is evident everywhere in Redding, CA. The Friends of the Redding Eagles have adopted a section of the Sacramento River Trail not far from the nest.
One of Redding’s bald eagles poses for a fashion shoot in their nest above the Sacramento River in Redding, California.
Bald eagle mania is evident everywhere in Redding, CA. This explanatory panel is on the Sacramento River Trail in the Turtle Bay Exploration Park not far from the nest.
The bald eagles nest above the Sacramento River in Redding, CA, is frequently empty as Guardian and Liberty enjoy their last weeks of “freedom” before the anticipated egg laying and parenting begins in February.
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